Endosulfan banned, conditionally

India agrees to ban the hazardous pesticide globally, asks for exemptions at home

Out of form

Alternatives to endosulfan

FAO to give suggestions on the pesticide to committee on persistent organic pollutants

For a clean ganga

Indo-US deal undermines food safety

Architect M N Sharma on why Chandigarh's beauty is becoming history

Le Corbusier Foundation, Paris, plans to put Chandigarh in UNESCO's modern heritage list. M N Sharma, the first architect to work with Le …

Supreme Court asks Centre to submit endosulfan disposal plan

Sets deadline of July 23

Colas get new sweetener

Pesticide trap

India extensively uses pesticides banned globally, show RTI responses  

ICDS gets packaged food for the malnourished

Supreme Court criticized for giving clearance to Bt Brinjal

Beyond Bhopal: incentive for unsafe industries

A judgement by a Bhopal court has brought the worst gas tragedy into spotlight. It has galvanized the media and the government into action. A …

Endosulfan manufacturers seek time on how to dispose of unused stocks of the pesticide

Supreme Court to meet on November 11

Can endosulfan be exported?

Supreme Court asks panel to explore possibilities of disposing of the pesticide  

Scientists get legal notice for highlighting health hazards of endosulfan

Excel Crop Care asks them to withdraw report, apologise publicly by July 28

Endosulfan: India in denial

Agriculture minister claims several states had asked him not to ban the pesticide

Cow dung smoke could cause arsenic poisoning

Billed to confuse

A new bill leaves little scope for dissent on GMOs

SC begins hearing curative petition in Bhopal gas tragedy

Raps CBI for approaching court after a gap of 16 years

Pesticide-ridden Punjab to begin cancer registration

Joint committee favours endosulfan exports

Cites lack of pesticide disposal facility

Cap energy drinks

CSE laboratory tests show energy drinks contain excess caffeine; their market grows without checks

SC bans endosulfan, for now

Committee to submit report on the pesticide's toxicity in eight weeks

Contest for pesticide

Demand for state control as Pesticides Management Bill is set to be tabled in Parliament

Nations discuss ban on toxic exports

Ban Amendment seeks to curb export of hazardous waste by rich countries to the poor, but has not been brought into force since 1994